Court: Police arrest alleged victim in Marshfeld home invasion

Shortly after last weekend’s drug-fueled home invasion in Marshfield, police arrested one of the alleged victims on a warrant stemming from a separate drug charge.

By Patrick Ronan

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

By Patrick Ronan

Posted May. 17, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated May 17, 2013 at 5:06 PM

By Patrick Ronan

Posted May. 17, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated May 17, 2013 at 5:06 PM

MARSHFIELD

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Shortly after last weekend’s drug-related home invasion in Marshfield, police arrested one of the alleged victims on a warrant stemming from a separate drug charge.

Scott Brown, 20, of 54 Wyndemere Court, Plymouth, is being held without bail after violating his probation on a drugged-driving arrest, the Plymouth County District Court clerk’s office said. He is due back in court May 21.

On Saturday night, Brown was identified as one of three people tied up and robbed at knifepoint in a home on Park Street in Marshfield, the clerk’s office said. Police said three men carried out the home invasion, stealing cash and about 100 prescription pills, including Percocet.

Police arrested one of the three suspects, Alex Andrade, 24, of Middleboro, but the other two are still at large. It was the second time this year the Park Street home was targeted for a robbery. The only suspect in the first incident in January has since been charged.

Police said Brown was not at the Park Street home when officers arrived at about 11:15 p.m. Saturday. Shortly after midnight, they found Brown walking on nearby Careswell Street, police said.

After finding out there was a warrant out for his arrest, police took Brown into custody.

The clerk’s office said the warrant was issued in April after Brown failed a drug test and failed to attend a subsequent court hearing. The drug test was a probation requirement stemming from his drugged-driving arrest in Plymouth.

Marshfield Police Chief Phil Tavares said detectives are still trying to identify the two other men in Saturday’s home invasion. Even though the Park Street residence has been targeted twice this year, Tavares wants neighbors to feel safe.

“This was not a random act,” he said. “So those other residents down there, they shouldn’t be afraid of this happening to them.”

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